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· 4/22/1986

Sorenson v. Secretary of the Treasury

Citations

  • 475 U.S. 851
  • 106 S. Ct. 1600
  • 89 L. Ed. 2d 855
  • 1986 U.S. LEXIS 103
  • 54 U.S.L.W. 4391
  • 57 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1189

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  • “The normal rule of statutory construction assumes that ‘identical words used in different parts of the same act are intended to have the same meaning.’ ”

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Judges: Blackmun, Brennan, Burger, Marshall, Stevens, White

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